The Impact Of Mental Toughness On Athletes' Flow State

The flow state is a state of best experience for athletes,which refers to the state of devoting wholeheartedly to the task currently engaged in and exerting the best performance in the task.The flow state is conducive to athletes to stimulate the engine in the game,mobilize their motor skills,improve athletic performance and obtain better results.Most of the previous studies focused on questionnaires and review studies,and research on its formation mechanism is rare.Based on previous studies,this study used the Mental Toughness Questionnaire(MTI),Emotion Regulation Strategy Questionnaire,and Flow State Scal to investigate 274 college student athletes nationwide.The average age of the respondents was 20.42 years old.On the one hand,examine the basic status quo characteristics of Chinese athletes 'flow state;on the other hand,examine the effect of athletes' mental toughness as an independent variable on their flow state,and the role of emotion regulation strategies as a possible intermediate variable in it.Through research,it aims to provide theoretical support and practical guidance for the intervention of athletes' flow state.The main conclusions of this study are as follows:(1)The flow state experienced by the athletes is at a high level as a whole.Among them,male athletes have higher flow state scores than female athletes.Athletes' age,sport levels,years of exercise don't show significant differences between athletes' flow state.(2)Mental toughness significantly predicts athletes' flow state.(3)Emotional regulation strategies significantly predict athletes' flow state.(4)The sub-dimension cognitive reassessment of emotional regulation strategy plays a significant mediating role between mental toughness and athletes' flow state,that is,mental toughnes can not only directly affect athletes' flow state,but also affect athletes' flow state through indirect effects of emotional regulation strategies.